Less than two days...

...until I deliver my first sermon ever. My nerves are firing at a rapid rate, my blood pressure is up, and my anxiety level has been raised to a whole new plateau. I'm preaching on Mark 8:27-38 - Peter's confession, "You are the Christ." Also where Jesus said, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me." This is a wonderful passage to preach on, however, my insecurities lie in a small fear of getting up in front of others. I was very active in high school drama, but I'm finding that this is a completely different situation where I haven't been able to draw upon my previous acting experience. I'll post my sermon after Friday!

Zambia Missions Team Blog

We have the privilege of sending a number of our congregants to Zambia, Africa, to work with Trust Orphans through World Hope for two weeks. The group leaves tomorrow morning from Grand Rapids and they have given us with a great blog to read all about how God is working in Zambia and how they themselves are being transformed by the Lord of all the nations. They have our prayer support and I hope they have an amazing life-changing adventure!

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If going to church makes a Christian, then does going to the garage make a car?